v1.0.0

Tuitar v1.0.0 Release Notes

Overview

Tuitar is a terminal-based guitar tablature editor built with Go and Bubble Tea, featuring modal editing, real-time playback, and cross-platform support.

New Features

• Modal editing system with Vim-like navigation (Normal/Insert modes)
• Dynamic measure management (add/remove measures with smart wrapping)
• Advanced navigation (page scrolling, measure jumping, cursor movement)
• Visual playback highlighting during tab playback
• Tab browser with delete functionality
• SQLite-based local storage with auto-save
• Cross-platform builds for Windows and Linux

Key Bindings

• Navigation: hjkl, arrow keys, w/b (measure boundaries), g/$ (measure start/end)
• Editing: i (insert mode), x (delete), 0-9 (fret numbers), - (rests)
• Playback: Space (play/pause), m/M (add/remove measures)
• Browser: d (delete tab), Enter (edit tab)

Technical Details

• Built with Go and Bubble Tea TUI framework
• Uses SQLite for persistent tab storage
• Implements Beep library for audio playback (visual highlighting)
• Supports build constraints for CGO/non-CGO environments
• Pre-built binaries available for immediate download

Installation

Download the appropriate binary for your platform:

• Windows AMD64: tuitar-windows-amd64.exe
• Linux AMD64: tuitar-linux-amd64

Requirements

• Terminal emulator with UTF-8 support
• No additional dependencies required for pre-built binaries

Known Limitations

• Audio output is visual-only (no sound playback yet)
• Android and macOS builds not available due to cross-compilation constraints
• Basic tab notation (advanced techniques like bends/slides planned for future releases)

Roadmap

• Audio output implementation
• Advanced tab notation (bends, slides, hammer-ons, pull-offs)
• Multi-instrument support
• Tab sharing functionality